Edwards’ hiring is awaiting approval by ASU President Michael Crow. An announcement could come early next week, according to reports.

Edwards has not coached since 2008 when he went 2-14 with the Kansas City Chiefs. Edwards was fired at the conclusion of that season and has been working as an ESPN analyst since.

In five seasons with the Jets from 2001-2005, Edwards amassed a 39-41 record, taking New York to the divisional round of the AFC playoffs twice in his tenure. However, Edwards never won a playoff game with the Jets and was fired after a disappointing 2005 season when the Jets went 4-12.

Despite not having coached in the college ranks since he was a defensive backs coach with San Jose State in 1989, Edwards is a fit at Arizona State. Ray Anderson, Arizona State’s athletic director, is a former NFL agent and used to represent Edwards.

“It has to be the right fit. Coaching is about fits. And this is a place where Ray Anderson is there; I know the man, we have the same kind of philosophy on things we want to do,” Edwards recently said on SportsCenter.